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yearly

UK/ˈjɪːlɪj/ US/ˈjɪəli/ uncommon
adjective (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

occurring or payable every year

  • “an annual trip to Paris”
  • “yearly medical examinations”
  • “annual (or yearly) income”
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adverb

1.

without missing a year

  • “they travel to China annually”
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Origin

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīċ, ġērlīċ (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year + -ly (adjectival suffix) or -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), Afrikaans jaarliks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Danish årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Bokmål årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Nynorsk årleg (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).

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